CBSE NCERT Solutions for Class 6th English Chapter 8 A Game of Chance – Honeysuckle English

Page No: 103

Working with Text

A. Complete the following sentences from memory choosing a phrase from those given in brackets.

1. ————————————— was held at the time of the Eid festival. (A big show, A big fair, A big competition)
► A big fair

2. Tradesmen came to the village with all kinds of goods —————— . (to display, to buy, to sell)
► to sell

3. Uncle told me —————— while he was away. (not to buy anything, not to go anywhere, not to talk to anyone)
► not to buy anything

4. The owner of the Lucky Shop wanted everybody present ——————— . (to play the game, to win a prize, to try their luck)
► to try their luck

5. The first time I took a chance I got —————————————–— . (a bottle of ink, two pencils, a trifle)
► two pencils

6. Uncle told me that the shopkeeper had made ————————. (a fool of me, a good profit, friends with many people)
► a fool of me

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B. Answer the following questions.

1. Why do you think Rasheed’s uncle asked him not to buy anything in his absence? (3)

Answer

Rasheed’s uncle asked him not to buy anything in his absence because he knew that the shopkeepers would cheat him.

2. Why was the shop called ‘Lucky Shop’? (4)

Answer

The shop was called Lucky Shop because everybody can try their luck.

3. An old man won a clock and sold it back to the shopkeeper. How much money did he make? (5)

Answer

The old man made 15 rupees by selling the clock back to the shopkeeper.

4. How many prizes did the boy win? What were they? (6)

Answer

The boy won four prizes. They were a comb, a fountain pen, a wristwatch and a table lamp.

5. Why was Rasheed upset? (7, 8, 9)

Answer

Rasheed was upset because he had hopes of winning a big prize and he continued trying his luck again and again. But every time he got a trifle. People were looking at him and laughing at his bad luck, but no one showed any sympathy. He played till he finished all his money.

6. In what way did the shopkeeper make a fool of Rasheed? (11)

Answer

The shopkeeper played tricks to tempt to try his luck by making him believe that it was luck that got the old man and the boy their prizes but in reality they were friends of the shopkeeper. Therefore, Rasheed tried his luck again and again but only got some cheap things which he sold back to the shopkeeper and lost all his money.

Working with Language

I. The words given against the sentences below can be used both as nouns and verbs. Use them appropriately to fill in the blanks.

1. (i) The two teams have ————— three matches already. (play)

► played

(ii) The last day’s ———— was excellent.

► play

2. (i) She has a lovely ————— . (face)

► face

(ii) India ————— a number of problems these days.

► is facing

3. (i) He made his —————— in essay-writing.(mark)

► mark

(ii) Articles ————— ‘sold’ are reserved.

► marked

4. (i) The police are ————— the area to catch the burglars. (comb)

► combing

(ii) An ordinary plastic ————— costs five rupees.

► comb

5. (i) He gave a ————— in answer to my question. (smile)

► smile

(ii) We also ————— to see him smile.

► smiled

6. (i) He said he ————— to be invited to the party. (hope)

► hoped

(ii) We gave up —————— of his joining the party.

► hope

7. (i) The boys put up a good athletic ————— . (show)

► show

(ii) The soldiers ————— great courage in saving people from floods.

► showed

8. (i) You deserve a ————— on the back for your good performance. (pat)

B. Notice the use of ‘there’ in the following sentences.Therewas a big crowd at the fair.Therewere many things I’d have liked to buy.Now rewrite the following sentences using ‘there’ in the beginning. Look at the following examples.I can do nothing to help you.Thereis nothing I can do to help you.A man at the door is asking to see you.Thereis a man at the door asking to see you.

There was a ———— Eid fair in our village. We could buy anything from a ————— toy to a———— camel. I went to the fair on its ———— day with Uncle and Bhaiya. We went to the Lucky Shop. It was very ———— . I tried my luck but did not win any prize. Later, Uncle told me that I was more ———— than ———— .

There was abigEid fair in our village. We could buy anything from atinytoy to ahugecamel. I went to the fair on itslastday with Uncle and Bhaiya. We went to the lucky shop. It was veryinteresting. I tried my luck but did not win any prize. Later uncle told me that I was morefoolishthanunlucky.

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